As a result of declining prison admissions and excess bed space, the Florida Department of Corrections has announced it will be closing seven prisons and four work/forestry camps by July 1, 2012, as part of a statewide consolidation plan.
Two Gainesville men were sentenced to prison Friday for bribing top Florida Department of Corrections officials in exchange for help netting a juicy contract, prosecutors said.
Miami Probation Officer Starts Online Petition TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Florida Department of Corrections activist took it upon herself to circulate an anti-prison privatization petition and gathered more than 23,000 signatures in just five...
TALLAHASSEE — A Florida lawmaker says prison employees in his district told him the Department of Corrections is moving sicker and more expensive inmates out of facilities that the state is trying to privatize.
Facing deep budget cuts every year, privatization has become the rallying cry of Florida's legislative leaders. Private companies have long been needed to efficiently complete government projects, like road construction. But unfortunately today, some lawmakers want to privatize state prisons for the sake of privatization — ignoring real numbers, hardworking correctional officers and public safety.
HELENA — The Montana Department of Corrections said Tuesday it is seeking bids for a new 120-bed medium security prison to help deal with an increasing number of prisoners, particularly among those needing special care.
By Bill Cotterell Florida Capital Bureau -- The Florida Nurses Association today filed suit to stop privatization of health care services in the Florida prison system - using the same legal tactic that has already worked for a union representing correctional officers that blocked a state budgeting move to wipe out their jobs.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Florida lawmaker says prison employees in his district told him the Department of Corrections last year had moved sicker and more-expensive inmates out of facilities the state was trying to privatize. Rep. Paige Kreegel's...
By Bill Cotterell Florida Capital Bureau -- Senate President Mike Haridopolos said Friday he will continue pressing for prison privatization and that a separate plan to close prisons makes sense to him to save money with dwindling inmate numbers.
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